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The Republican journal., 1887-02-03
The Fisheries Question.

The Canadian papers, in their comments up
on the proposed legislation by Congress for the
protection of our fishermen, misrepresent the
case. They saywe want to steal Canadian fish
which is not true. We only ask the same rights
in Canadian waters that are granted to Canadi-
an vessels in our waters; and we mean in the
future to protect our flag from insult and our
citizens from outrage policy which has been
too long delayed.
The sum and substance of the matter is this
TO force this country into a treaty of rccproci-
ty the Canadian officials have set to work TO
harrass and njure our fishermen. Seizures have
been made on flimsy pretex ts-so flimsy that in
many cases the vessels have been released upon
payment of merely nominal fine and that i'm
posed only to avoid the admission that the seiz-
ures were wholly unjusttabe. That sort OF
business has been carried quite far enough and
it is now proposed to administer to the Canadi-
ans their own medicine and see how they like
it. 1t is not retaliation but reciprocity-al
though not of the kind Canada desires.
1t is due to the people of the Lower Pro.
vinces, who are closely connected with our own
people by business and other ties to say that
they are not hostile to this country and we do
not believe that they approve of the outrages
upon our fishermen, which are dictated from
Ottawa.
The Republican journal., 1887-02-03
Subterranean Disturbance In o BIuehiI Pond
MASS OF ICE THROWN BODILY OUT OF THE
POND.

MASS OF ICE Thrown BODILY OUT OF THE
POND.
"A curious phenomenon is reported from Bluehill.
On Monday of last week, as Reuben Page was
crossing Third Pond, which is something more than
mile long and mile wide, he heard a loud rum
bling which seemed to be approaching him from
the mine which is located near the southern end of
the pond and about mile and a fourth from Mr..
Gray position thereon. Suddenly the ice under
his feet rose three four feet and then subsidized
continuing to rise in sort of tidal wave, which
rolled rapidly along until it nearly reached the
head of the pond, when suddenly there rose out of
the water sheet of ice which fell some distance
from the opening. Mr.. Gray examined this sheet
and then returned home and reported the facts to
his neighbors.
MIR. 4. +. Chase, who was Bluehill's Representa-.
tive to the Legislature in 1888, went and examined
the pond and found everything just as Mr.. Gray
had stated. Mr.. Chase says the ice blown out of
the pond was triangular in shape, sixteen feet
wide at the base, twenty feet long and four
teen inches thick and would weigh, he thinks, ten
tons. The ice laid right side up with the base to-
ward the base of the opening, the distance between
the two bases being twenty nine feet. Though the
water where the ice was blown out was four and a
half feet deep, mud was found on the ice, showing
that the disturbance took place at the bottom of
the pond. Mr.. Chase examined the track of the
disturbance and found the ice cracked and broken
its entire length.
The Republican journal., 1887-02-03
Tho Story OF q Haunted Shin.

We print on the first page the story of the ILL.,
fated ship Harvey Mills, and the thrilling story of
the mate concerning her recent shipwrcck. The
latter part is true and has melancholy interest
for some of our readers, but the Rockland Free
Press is inclined to doubt the veracity of Captain
Tumbridge, and to set his narrative down rs a
forecastle yarn or story to tell to the marines.
The Free Press certainly eliminates good deal of
the Friday business. Its files show that the ship
was launched Monday Sept. H. and not Aug. p,
1876 and although she did stick on the ways she
slid gracefully into the water at II O'Clock that
night and if the reporter of that date attended to
his business, without the horrid "baptism Of
blood" described by Capt. T. The Free Press
also shows that the ships final exit was not on
Friday but on Wednesday, and concludes: "Capt.
Tumbridge seems also to have invented the Incl.
dent Of the seaman biting open the veins Of his
arm and swallowing his blood. As the most ig.
nOrant scamen are already too supersttiOus, 1t is
a pity that persons like the fiction loving and
truthevadirg ex-Captain exist to feed their appe-
tites for the marvellous and ghosAy."
The Republican journal., 1887-02-03
Megant!c Fish and Game Club.

The preliminary steps for the formation of a fish
and game club, to include in its operations impor
tant sporting territory the Maine and Quebec
sides of the Canadian boundary. were taken in
Boston last week. 1t was determined to style it
the Megantic Fish and Game Club, and to capital
lie it at $4,000, divided into 800 shares at pan
value of $25, the possession of share to be 4
necessary preliminary to membership, but not nee
essarily to entitle its possessor to membership
OF this stock 200 shares be issued at the pan
value, but for the following 100 shares a sum OF
so each is to be asked and of the first 200 shares
l55 were taken up ut this meeting. Arrangements
have been made with the Crown Islands Depart
ment at Quebec for lease of the Spider River and
its tributaries, with other waters in the vicinity
also Arnold Bog and all that portion of the Arnold
River belonging to the Crown. Some private leases
of the lower Spider River, Rush Lake and the
eastern shore of Spider Lake are also included III
the clubs proposed operations in Quebec. These
leases include three chains of land the shores OF
these waters. With the exception of one tract OF
territory which is in litigation, arrangements
have been made with private landholtlcrs in the
contiguous part of Maine Sc as to control the head
waters of the Dead River region, comprising lakes
and ponds said to be tecmins with speckled trout
The purchase of some of the land on the Quebec
side Of the line is under consideration. These
leases, when completed, will give the club abund
ant opportunity for sport with gun and line. Al
the meeting held at the Parker House, Boston, OH
GERS were elected, including Canadian New York
and Boston gentlemen, with Charles T.. Hazeltine,
l.. A. knowlton and W. II. Hall, Of Belfast, Me.
as honorary members The annual meeting Of the
stockholders will be held in Portland on the sec
ond Tuesday in January, and regular meetings OF
members will be held at Sherbrooke, Boston, New
York. and upon the clubs territory, at different
times i'll the year. To gain admission into the club
a vote of nine-tenths of the members present at q
regular meeting will he required As dues, al
annual assessment of not more than $40 may bt
made by tWothirls vote at Il regular meeting
club house will be erected on the shore of Spider
Island this year, and small steamer for use on
the lake is under construction. Measures will be
taken for the complete protection of game within
the domains of the club.
The Republican journal., 1887-02-03
The Longshoremen's Strike.

The strike OF the long>horomen in New orl,
city last week has assumed Formidable proper
tons. delaying coa>twi>c steamers and oceal,
steamships aud causing 4 freight blockade up
on the river fronts in New York. jersey City
and Brooklyn. The number of men out is c>-
timated al from 21,Coo to 50.oeo. but new
hands have to a certain extent taken the
place of the old. The strike was orlcrcd by
the Knights of Labor and its cause and effects
are thu, clearly stated by the Portland Atlyer-
tl,er:
Because three thousand >hoNel'or- in the en-
pIoy of half Il dozen coal roads have struck for
an advance eff wages. the great army Of labor
rs about the river front OF New York harhor
have stopped work and the commerce of the
metropolis Is temporarily parayzed. The tens
of thousands of men who have thus deprived
themselves of work and wages. have no COM
plant. Their wages We're satisfactory and
they nave no part in the quarrel of the coal
ShoNcller>. except 20 far they choose to
make il their quarrel They do not punish the
coal companies but employers with whom no
fault is to be found and the great public which
i certainly innocent. 1t is is il the United
states should make war on France because the
Canadian authorities have not behaved well
about the fisheries. 1t is. in short. Il piece Of
groteSqne injustice. which VIII speedily he
rcnedicd by the importation Of lah0rer> 10 re-
place the strikers.
The New York Herald wei! says in this con
nection:
About twenty thousand of these men have
left their work and their wages behind them
without having any quarrel with their employ
er>. They have families to support. bread and
coal to buy. rent to pay. TO ask them to rive
up their chance to earn all honest living SIM
ply because the men on another dock have a
grievance Is to ask Il great deal. The human
nature of the working classes NAV be better
than the average human nature among the rich
and well to do, but the Knights take a serious
responsibility Oh themselves and make Il some
What eXtortonate demand when they order
amy man who can earn two dollars a day to 90
into voluntary dleness and let his family suffer
for want of fuel and food. Why. that is a de-
gree OF >elf->acrifice which no man has the
right TO ask of another except in the most per
llou> emergency.
The strike ha, even extended to the pilots.
who have refused to take vessels to sea not
loaded by the regular longshoremen-a step
that probably will not lessen the demand for
the abolition of compulsory plotage. There
has been no actual violence at the docks. but
an attempt was made TO destroy with dynamite
the steamer Guyandotte Of the Old Dominion
line which sailed Monday afternoon from New
York for Norfolk. The dynamite was carried
on board in satchel and left in a closet room
shortly before the steamer sailed and she was
sufficiently damaged by the explosion to make
it necessary to put back to New York. Com
ment Oh such work rs this would be wholly
superiluous.
The Republican journal., 1887-02-03
What was Done with the l!uaOr Gases,

We have been requested to give he status OF the
liquor cases now on the docket o. the criminal
court for Waldo county, and to note what was done
at the recent term of Court. The following is the
exact standing OF these cases
State VS.. Frank Nash, of Belfast, who stands in
dicted as common seller, common nuisance, keep
ing a drinking house and tipping shop. Nothing
done in his case.
State VS.. Orman A. Hopkins, Belfast. Ten in
dictments on the docket-three for common nui-
sance, three for common seller, two for single
sale and two for keeping drinking house and tip
ling shop. Nothing done in these cases. Hopkins
has been out of town for several months.
| State VS.. Nathaniel Holmes, Belfast. One in
dictment as common seller-nothing done. Up
on the indictment for a common nuisance he went
to trial and was found guilty Exceptions filed and
allowed and recognized in the sum of $500. For
keeping drinking house and tipping shop the in
dictment was mol pressed by order of the Court
Common seller, second offence, went to trial and
was found guilty on first offence, the former
yiction being mol pressed He was fined 800 and
costs amounting to sll5.S4, which he paid. Single
sale continued.
| State VS.. A. q. Gilmore, Belfast, indicted a
common seller and common nuisance. Nothing
| done.
State VS.. William vose, Belfast For a single
sale he paid fine of $50 and COSTS amounting to
| $3.50. The Indictment for keeping drinking
house and tipping shop mol pressed, he having
! gone out of the business.
| State vs. Frank Patterson, Belfast. Two ndct
ments-singlc sale and common seller Nothing
| done.
State vs. Charles oConnell, Belfast Upon the
indictment for the second offence of a single sale
ne went to trial, and was found guilty of single
sale but there was disagreement of the jury up
on a former conviction. Paid fine of $50 and
! costs, amounting to S66.22. The indictment as Il
common seller, second offence, quashed, being
defective There was nothing done on the indct-
mcnt for keeping drinking house and tipping
| shop.
State vs. Leander Staples, Lincointlle. For
keeping tipping house and tipping shop he paid
fine Of Sl00 and costs, amounting t" Sii.l5. FuI
| a common nuisance single sale and common seller
| he recognized In the sum of 800 on each in,ct-
| ment.
| State Henry Wyman Belfast. He went to
trial upon indictment of single sale, second Of
fence, resulting in verdict of guilty. Exceptions
| filed and allowed and he recognized in the sum of
$500. He went to trial upon the indictment us a
common seller and was acquitted. Common nui
sance continued. Keeping intoxicating liquors for
unlawful sale was quashed the warrant being de
| fective.
| State VS.. John c. Robbins, Belfast. Common sci
Ter, single sale, keeping drinking house and tip
| ping shop-nothing done.
| State VS.. Thomas Haugh, Belfast, for keel ing in.
toNicating liquors for unlawful sale-nothing done
State VS., Maitland d. Smith. Drinking house
and tipping shop-nothng done.
| State VS.. intoxicating Liquors and Jane Wymar
| nothing done.
The Republican journal., 1887-02-03
An Electrical Man.

Mr. William knight, of Belfast, who unfortu
natey has been cripple from his YOUTH is fire.
quenty seen upon our Streets but it is not general
ly known that he possesses natural electricity in
remarkable degree. An ordinary electrical bat
terry has no pcrccptible effect upon him, and he
can play with the machine as child does with \
toy. The only place on his person that a battery
will produce any sensation is at the back of his
neck. A Belfast physician says that without doub,
Mr. Knight can stand heavier shock from a bat
terry than any man in the state. This natura. pow
er Is mostly in his hands and arms. Mr.. Knigh,
uses this power in allaying pain in suffering hui
mainly. BY the manipulation of his hands he can
remove the most acute pain. His reputation is
more than local. What is remarkable Is that the
pain is transferred from the patient to Mr. Knight
himself One day last week he caused woman Ia
walk who was suffering with rheumatism and had
not stepped for three weeks
The Republican journal., 1887-02-03
Maine Matters.
NEWS AND GOSSIP FROM ALL OVER TIE STATE

WOMAN'S RELIEF CORPS.
At the third annual meeting of the Depart
mcnt OF Maine National Woman> Relief Corps
al Bath last week the following officers We're
elected: Department President. Miss Annie L.
GOD, W winthrop; ;. '. President, Ann Nc
trllli>. Dexter; j. V. President, Mary Hanson,
sherman Mills; Sec, Florence Davis, Win
throp; Treas, Mrs. AZuba Bagley. Lewiston
Chap, Grace Howe, Lewiston; Insp.. Mrs.
Lorna Clayton, Bangor; Installing officers. AL
bic Fernald, Winterport; Councillor. Mrs. +,
'. Littletied. Bangor; Executive Board, Helen
stevens. >ear>port. Mary y. Haskell. Lewiston
Maria sylvester, Pitt>ield. Nellie Stafford SHOW
hogan. Annie Stevens, Norrldgewock: dele.
gates to National Convention, Cyranthy Hop,
kin>, searsport, Mrs. Bella Palmer, Monroe
Mrs. Cole, Bangor, Mrs. Orila ,Whitcomb
Searsport: aternates. Mrs. Abbie Fernald
Wlnterport, Mrs. Lorna CLAYTON. Bangor, Mrs
Hattie Douglass. Lewiston. Mrs. Roe prenti>>
Lewiston.
The >ecretary> report was Of interest and
showed gam III membership for the past veal
of 2l6. Amount spent for charity by the differ.
ont corps, ; ~. After the finish OF the bust
hess Of the convention, the doors were opened
and COmlnander-ill-C hief Fairclld and Il GOOD
ly delegation OF comrades We're admitted. Com
nander Fairchild addressed the convention ant
spoke IN iiattering terms OF the good work the
Womans National Corps We're doing in assist
lng the u. \. r., in their work throughout til,
country. Following were words Of good cheer
by la>t Dept. Commander Lane, Assistant Adj
iutant General Hill. Dr. Howe, OF Lewiston
Major Clayton of Bangor. and Others. The re
firing department President. Mrs. Emily ID
LltIciicld, made feeling remarks tullc hing ~
on the past two wears that lie has been I,re>i
dent OF the department.
IN GENERAL.
Mrs. Eunec Simpson Of York die / recent,
ii the aye OF - wears.
The Republican journal., 1887-02-03

A petition is said to be in circulation in this
city asking for the retention of the present
Judge of the Belfast Police Court. 1t will no
doubt receive the signatures of all offenders
against the laws and of those who use the in
cumbent of the Office to further their personal
ends, against the interests and welfare of the
city. The unftness Of this official for the
place he holds has been abundantly demon
strated and petition for his removal would
be signed by every good citizen.
The Republican journal., 1887-02-03

"Nothing dOne"-that is the stereotyped
phrase in which the status of the pending
liquor cases before the S. j. court is given.
But OF course no one expected anything would
be done with only Democratic officials to en-
force the prohibitory laws. When they take
the oath of Office it must be with a mental
reservation as to liquor cases.
The Republican journal., 1887-02-03

The post Office vestibule is regularly frequented
at night by hoodlums who are a great annoyance
to the employees of the Office As well as to those
who go there for their mail. A few arrests would
no doubt suppress what has become an intolerable
nuisance.
Prof. F. W. Gowen, OF Freedom, left for Augusta
Monday and was one of the speakers at the
temperance hearing on Tuesday evening" Feb. lst,
in Representative Hall, when "A lively discussion
took place on the question of proposed tenn
perance legislation
MAKING BELFAST ROAR. 4 Rockland captain
in Belfast last week got jolly drunk after he re
ceived his freight money and lodged in Jail He
on the street shouting ''We'll make Belfast
roar and when our money is gone Wen plow the
raging main for more
| The bill an act relating to the bcquest made to
| the city of Belfast by Nathaniel Wilson, and to in
! corporate the Belfast Free Library, founded by
Paul II. Ha1eltine, has passed both Houses of the
Legislature TO be cngrossed also the bill To incoI
porate the Wnterport Ferry Co.
| To the annual meeting of the District Assembly
| knights Of Labor, the Belfast Assembly sent four
/! dclc@ates-thlee of whom received appointments
| to oilice-F IL. Howard was un the committee on
| credentials; Ella f. Davis was appointed District
>tatistcian, and a. l.. Muogett one of the Judges.
| PENSIONS. \ pension has been granted to Nj
than Emerson, deceased Original Bucksr'li.
Representative Milhken has presented petition
to the House Tor pension to Elizabeth c Grindle
| Pensions have been granted as follows Charles
I \. llustus lre-issue', >Wanyilic; stephen \. na-
/ sett ,rei,suel, South Liberty.
Mayor Baker received letter Tuesday from MI.
Parks, Of the contractors to supply Belfast
with water who said the bond had been executed
| and left with Mr.. prummond, of Portland Later
Mr.. d. telrgraphcd that he had forwarded the
bond to Belfast and that it was fr>-cla~-, The
bond received here Wednesday, Mr.. Parks
writes that he has bought the iron pipe and Will
come to Belfast next week to make survey.
The Portland Express in speaking of a hin tp.
fore the Legislature providing that the annual i'll
/ dcN Of the eruuts records shall ice n;,'lr by the
! Register instead of the County Commissioners.
/ said an waldo county 30 much feeling is said
| to have arisen over the matter of removing the
records that the County Commits ioncrs aud Regis
ten Of Deeds sometime Since ceased to he on Sva
ing terms This is not correct. There j. no per
~onal feeling between the Register and County
Commissioners in this county.
/ ANDREWS AN>ot NCEuENr. Mr.. Marx IN
dreNS of this city, has Just returned from New
"rk and Boston with i new stock Of clulIiug and
for the neat thirty ,i;ty will Offer great bargains
The balance Of his Minter stock Win be sold III a
great discount. MIR, Andrew. Is one ut ut, most
ehtcrpri-iig voting business men and h:- won It
well deserved success. vi his Store will he found
everything that is usually kept IN II first cl.,-.
clothing house For detailed ',c,rrii tion and
The Republican journal., 1887-02-03

We congratulate the Grand Army in theil
cholce Of Department Commander, and Oh the
selection of Portland as the place for the next
del aIlment encampnent. Portland Is an hos.
ptable city, and has the facilities and knows
how 10 care for a crowd.
The Republican journal., 1887-02-03

The South, published at No. rs Park Place, New
York, is handsome illustrated monthly, devoted
to Southern interests and containing much of in.
tcrest in relation to that section.
The Republican journal., 1887-02-03

The W. c. I. u, of Virginia, has indorsed
Mrs. Cleveland as a total abstainer. Grover,
(oquitor.) "Girls, have you heard anybody
say anything about mer'
The Republican journal., 1887-02-03

We observe that the Maine delegation voted
two for and two against the interstate COM
meree bill. Why: Biddeford Journal.
The Congressional Record gives two in the
negative, one in the affirmative and one not
Voting. The conundrun we give up.
The Republican journal., 1887-02-03
Letter from Augusta.
Correspondence of the Journal.


AUGUSTA, Jan. 90, 1887. 1t is thought by
many who have been watching with interest
the passage of the Interstate Commerce Bill
that such bill should be passed by our Legis-
laturc, and we understand such a measure will
be introduced. Under the bill which has just
passed Congress 10 one can ride on a pass
and one man cannot get lower rates of freight
than another. Discrimination in freights or
fares should not he allowed by law on rail-
roads. 1t is in the power of any railroad to
build up or ruin any town along its lines if not
thus restrained. We think our statutes should
be changed and that the railroad commission
ers who are now appointed by the Governor
and paid by the railroad corporations should
be paid by the State and should constitute
commission to whom the people could appeal
for redress or seeming wrongs as it is very
difficult thing for Legislature to make a tariff
or other laws TO regulate abuses perpetrated
by railroads.
The Knights of Labor who have held con-
vontion at Augusta recently, ask strong ten
hour law and persi>tently urge that men be
prohibited by law in certain occupations from
working over ten hours. This we think
would he going too far, as it is conceded such
a law would not be constitutional. When We
prohibit women from laboring over ten hours
ii is taking quite Il stand toward abrdging our
rights. Such a law can be made with pro-
pri,ty for children. This labor bill is in the
committee room where it is attracting great
att,mtion. Undoubtedly it will be shorn of
some of its more Objectionable features in its
IA. sage through the House and Senate.
The College Of Agriculture and Mechanic
Arts, at orono, asks for $1,000 with which to
replace it, herd of cattle lately DESTROYED on
account Of tuberculosis We have visited the
college and looked over its agricultural capa-
hilties and think that if the State should ap-
proplatc the amount asked it should be in
vested in Hereford, Durham, Holstein and
perhaps one or two other of the best breeds of
cattle, two Norman horses for stock purposes
with herd of backfaced sheep-any or all of
the 'Downs' being preferable-then breed
stock and keep it pure and allow none to be
sold out Of the State and sell the surplus stock
i'll the State at such prices our farmers could at
ford to pay This would pay direct profit to
the management of the College and Indirectly
big advantage would acrue to the State at
large. C LIBBY.
The Republican journal., 1887-02-03

Richard X. Gately, of Portland, who was
chosen Department Commander of the Maiue
q. y. r. after an animated contest was not
present at the encampment for his wife had
been sick for many weeks. Friday she died
Mrs. Gately was but 46 Years Old. Only one of
j. cadet at West Point